Haunted Doll

We had been trying to come up with something new to add to our arsenal of ghost hunting equipment/triggers, something different. We thought maybe some kind of antique, maybe with something attached to it. So we took a trip to the local Antique store here in Downingtown. There were 4 of us, Dawn, Juli, Linda and Chuck (myself) we were open to anything that would give off the right energy but we were mainly looking for an old doll. This particular store had 3. One was a little baby girl doll that the eyes would open and close depending on the position of the doll. The second one was also a baby girl doll that had movable arms. The 3rd one was a boy doll. He had light hair, blue eyes and prominent lips. I had picked up the doll to look at him and my index and middle fingers began to vibrate. The vibration lasted about 5 seconds. I told the others what had happened but in the long run we decided to wait and visit a couple of other antique stores in the area. We all went to our respective homes and about a half hour later I get a call from Juli telling me that Colleen who is also a member of D.A.P.I. and is very sensitive and hadn’t been able to make it to the antique store with us that day  just called her to ask her if while at the antique store did we find a boy doll? It turns out the night before we went to the antique store; Colleen had a dream about a boy doll. In her dream she was sitting in a rocking chair in a log cabin, rocking this little boy doll. In her dream she was saying to the people who were around her (she had no idea who they were) that this was a boy doll, but that he was so life-like that at first she thought it was a real little boy. In Colleen’s dream the boy doll had light hair, blue eyes and prominent lips. When Colleen described what the doll in her dream looked like to Juli, Juli just about fell off her chair. Colleen told Juli that this is what we were looking for and Juli went back to the antique store a bought the doll. When Colleen finally saw the doll (we call him Timmy) she thought that he was a conduit or pipeline to another dimension or source of information. We took Timmy to his first investigation the following Monday. Juli who is not a sensitive but does get impressions was holding Timmy. She said she was sensing information that she ordinarily wouldn’t have been able to. She said the impressions were so much stronger than what she normally would get.

Colleen had taken the doll to an investigation at a local haunted restaurant. There was a woman working there who said she felt like the doll’s name was Gregory. We gave him the nickname Tingles because my fingers had vibrated the first time I held him. Hence Gregory Tingles. In the 1st EVP we find out that his name is not Gregory Tingles.

Listen to the EVP’s HERE

The origins of the Mel Meter

   Did you know that the Mel Meter was born out of the death of the daughter of it’s creator? Following is a very interesting story that I found online.

The Mel-8704 was specifically designed for Paranormal Investigators. Many important features have been incorporated into this durable, precision hand held instrument. The backlight display has a dual purpose. It can be turned On or OFF manually for display viewing in dark areas, and is also bright enough so that it can be used in total darkness to navigate stairwells, corridors and door ways. Illumination of objects up to 8' away is possible with this special display once your eyes become adjusted to the light. The very large, clear display shows EMF and Ambient Temperature simultaneously to provide instant feedback when there is an EMF or Temperature change in the surrounding area. This display can be viewed up to 15' away when positioned using the table top tilt stand or tripod mount. This Instrument was designed by Pro-measure for Paranormal enthusiasts, and is manufactured by Lutron, the same company that makes the popular EMF-822A that you see used by the TAPS Team and other Paranormal Investigators Worlwide. Exclusive Design For Paranormal Investigators • Custom Dual Display • EMF "Burst" Mode Feature for Rapid EMF Detection • Measurement Ranges: 20, 200, 2000 uTesla 200, 2000, 20,000 mGauss • Super Bright Custom Backlight Display with On/Off Button • Fast Response Thermocouple Temperature Sensor • Record Feature Captures Min & Max Values • Single Axis

Gary Galka's (designer) daughter was named Melissa. He had always called her "Mel" for short since the time she was very young. I can relate to this, because I call my own daughter Ana when her full name is Anastasia. Several years ago Melissa, or "Mel," was on her way home one evening around midnight. For some unknown reason, she swerved off of the road and struck a tree. She sustained horrible injuries that night, which occurred on September 24, 2004. Mel was born in 1987. She was on life-support until September 28th, before her family made the decision to stop the life support, and she passed away. It was not long afterward that Gary’s new found interest in the paranormal field began. The MEL 8704, one of Gary's inventions that came out of that, was named for Mel, with the 87 being from the year of her birth, and the 04 from the year she passed away.

The following details about Mel's death are directly from a telephone interview with Vince Wilson: “From the moment my wife and I and two daughters got home,” Gary explained, “Mel began to let us know that she was still around.” Gary explained how Mel began playing around with electronics in the house. The TV, radio and lights would come on and turn off and switch channels by themselves. “We could smell her perfume,” he added, “Over a period of time we could feel her hugs and kisses.” These experiences didn’t just happen to him either. His wife Cindy, and daughters Heather and Jennifer also had these wonderful After Death Communications (ADC’s) as well. They all believe that Mel reached out to them in order to help them heal and move forward with their lives. Within six months of her passing, Gary and his wife began to reach out and help other bereaved parents in their homes and through the formation of grief counseling groups. He began researching the paranormal and related topics to better understand what was going on in this field. After reading several books, and watching a few of the paranormal shows on television it became apparent that most paranormal enthusiasts had to resort to using mainstream gadgets and devices that were typically intended for a totally different purpose. Many were modified or adapted to suit the application of paranormal research. Gary, with over 30 years of test and measurement experience sat down and began to design the Mel-Meter. Not only to help give the paranormal community a push forward, but the biggest accomplishment, as Gary explained with pride is that, “Most of the proceeds from the Mel product series goes directly to grief support charities such as Compassionate Friends and other known charity organizations”.

“Most of the proceeds from the product (Mel 8704) go to charities such as Compassionate Friends and other known charity organizations.” - Gary Galka

The following details about Mel's death are directly from a telephone interview with Vince Wilson: “From the moment my wife and I and two daughters got home,” Gary explained, “Mel began to let us know that she was still around.” Gary explained how Mel began playing around with electronics in the house. The TV, radio and lights would come on and turn off and switch channels by themselves. “We could smell her perfume,” he added, “Over a period of time we could feel her hugs and kisses.” These experiences didn’t just happen to him either. His wife Cindy, and daughters Heather and Jennifer also had these wonderful After Death Communications (ADC’s) as well. They all believe that Mel reached out to them in order to help them heal and move forward with their lives. Within six months of her passing, Gary and his wife began to reach out and help other bereaved parents in their homes and through the formation of grief counseling groups. He began researching the paranormal and related topics to better understand what was going on in this field. After reading several books, and watching a few of the paranormal shows on television it became apparent that most paranormal enthusiasts had to resort to using mainstream gadgets and devices that were typically intended for a totally different purpose. Many were modified or adapted to suit the application of paranormal research. Gary, with over 30 years of test and measurement experience sat down and began to design the Mel-Meter. Not only to help give the paranormal community a push forward, but the biggest accomplishment, as Gary explained with pride is that, “Most of the proceeds from the Mel product series goes directly to grief support charities such as Compassionate Friends and other known charity organizations”.

Endless Love

We have an interesting case coming up this month. We received a call from a man the other day who claims that his fiancé who has been deceased about a year has started haunting him.  It had seemed odd that she would start haunting him now after all this time. Turns out the client has recently decided to start dating again and every time he tries to do anything involved with meeting a woman, his fiancé starts acting up. He’s had digital photos on his camera to fail. His friend was taking a photo of the client to show to a female friend, the 1st photo of the client he was blurry  and in the 2nd attempt there is something standing behind him.  Emails that he has written to a possible love interest disappear from his computer before he gets the chance to send them. His cursor on his computer will move around the screen including moving to a specific location on the screen when asked to do so. His cats have also been acting strange lately. The client understandably is a little freaked out and irritated. Needless to say we are very interested in helping this man get his life back on track and maybe help his fiancé cross over. We’ll post again when the investigation is complete.

Growing Family

We have added 2 new members to the DAPI family. We met Linda and Mark about a year ago when they participated in our Ghost Hunting 101 class. Both Linda and Mark come to us with past paranormal experiences in their life that have set them on their quest to find out more about the paranormal and to help people who are trying to deal with the paranormal in their own lives.

Do you live in a haunted house.

Do you live in a haunted house? Do you want to know why there are sprits hanging around? Do you have uncomfortable feelings or feelings of being watched? Have you had unexplainable sounds or things moving on their own? Does your pet act funny sometimes: staring seemingly at nothing while barking like crazy, hair up on their backs or just plain scared? If so you may have a sprit in your house. If you are interested in finding out once and for all, then you should visit our web site and click on the contact DAPI link on the home page. We are professional ghost hunters that respect your privacy. We will help you get things back in order. We have years of experience and we can help you put your ghost problems to rest.

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Spring is in the air and so are ghost.

DAPI is gearing up for the spring of 2012 with their popular ghost hunting class. “The Ghost Hunting Experience” Don’t wait too long to register, space is limited and the seats go fast. You can check out the course and register for the class here

This is the best paranormal class around. We have a building that we use during the class that is reliably haunted and never disappoints. If you ever wanted to learn how to hunt ghost, this class is for you. We cover ghost hunting from A to Z.

You can check out evidence from past ghost hunts as well as the evidence caught at past ghost hunting classes here

Looking forward to meeting everyone in April.

DAPI invited to the Rotary Club of Kennett Square.

DAPI has been invited to do a presentation of some of our finding at the Rotary Club of Kennett Square this coming week. Should be fun. Dawn Beck, member of DAPI was doing a radio interview on the Eat, Drink, and meet Mary show on WCHE1520 and the folks from the Rotary club heard the interview and wanted to see for themselves the evidence that we’ve collected.

DAPI is always available to participate in events. If interested just drop us an Email and we’ll set up an appointment.